A time-to-prescription-refill measure of antiretroviral adherence predicted changes in viral load in HIV
A time-to-prescription-refill measure of antiretroviral adherence predicted changes in viral load in HIV
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.04.002
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发表时间:
2004-10-01
影响因子:
7.2
通讯作者:
Gross, R
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作者:
Grossberg, R;Zhang, YW;Gross, R
Objective: The goal of this study was to determine the validity and utility of a pharmacy-based time-to-refill measure of antiretroviral therapy adherence.Methods: We performed an observational cohort study of 110 HIV-infected subjects on a stable, highly active antiretroviral regimen for at least 3 months at a Veterans' Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Results: The viral load decreased by 0.12 log c/mL (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.01-0.23 log c/mL) for each 10% increase in pharmacy-based time-to-refill defined adherence as compared with 0.05 log c/mL (95% CI -0.14-0.25 log c/mL) for the self-reported adherence measure. Thus, only the refill-defined measure was statistically significantly associated with viral load change. When adherence was classified as good (greater than or equal to85%) versus poor (